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I had just finished a smart assed comment to Branson and figured that would be all the Internet for this night. It was 9:55 PM, my wife and I had just sat down to the TV when I looked out the window. A pair of headlights slams over my front fence. Being familiar with the sights and sounds of accidents over the years, we knew exactly what had happened.
This time was a little different in the fact that the driver had every intention on getting away as he circled the front yard three full times looking for an escape and finally settling for another section of our fence to try to punch back through to the highway. By that time I had slipped a pistol in my pocket, dial 911 and with a flashlight in the other hand got to the porch as three guys came bailing out of the car.
Quickly I barked out orders for them to stay with the car as the 911 operator asked for my address and what the emergency was. We were able to hold two at bay as the third fellow took off like a ruptured duck.
Finally after the second call to 911 CHP arrived and took two in custody and were never able to catch the third. It turns out they were young Marines that had just a little to much to drink on Super Bowl Sunday. The third guy who ran has got to be a lousy friend and poor Marine because he left his buddies behind to take the rap alone. So much for Semper Fi.
My daughter in law just said the other day that its been almost a year since someone has went through the fence. I knew right then our luck was about to run out.
Most people that know where I live also know that over the years 18 people have died in our yard or on the highway right in front of the house. I’ve gotten as callous to death as any war veteran or cop, but you do hate to see folks get hurt. I’m glad that the three boys were not hurt… not even a scratch. The car however is pretty much toast as the undercarriage was stripped away by the heavy duty chain link fencing we have. We lost 40 feet of fence and a water facet. I’ll fix the water in the morning. Boy, I hope they have insurance.
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Dan wrote: “I had just finished a smart assed comment to Branson…”
Bingo! That’s the lesson… No smart assed comments.
In that case Branson…. your writing days would be over.